tundra

noun

ˈtən-drə How to pronounce tundra (audio)
Definition of tundranext
as in prairie
a broad area of level or rolling treeless country a report on the arctic tundra of Alaska and the polar bears that inhabit that vast, frozen plain

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Recent Examples of tundra Shortly before midnight, the crew beat out a fifty-acre fire that was smoldering delicately through lush green tundra. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The tundra here is broad and open, with little to interrupt the horizon. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 Within the 558,000 acres are nine primary ecosystems ranging from alpine tundra to pinyon-juniper forest to shortgrass prairie. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026 Do not go lightly, but go joyfully because riding the tundra mountain wilderness may be your ultimate connection with the natural world—and your role in it as a legitimate hunter. — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tundra
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tundra
  1. prairie
  2. steppe
  3. plain
  4. grassland
  5. savanna
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  • Vintage finds, including an antique Swedish farm table, sit alongside custom bronze racks, while a swath of grass has been installed along the length of the shopfront window, nodding to the prairies of Wescoat Pound’s native Midwest.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • On the ground, bike riders and hikers pass prairie plants and native grasses laden with early fall seed — little blue stem, yellow prairie grass, goldenrod, whorled milkweed, purple cone flower, common milkweed, coreopsis and others.
    — Susan DeGrane, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of prairie
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  • Today, Astana’s skyline can keep up with the best of them, with 21st-century architectural marvels made from concrete, steel, and glass cresting over the country’s endless steppes into the horizon.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The landscape is dry and largely treeless, with canyons and volcanic monoliths periodically interrupting the otherwise unending steppe.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of steppe
Noun
  • The area sits within the Lake Superior clay plain, where the surrounding soil is largely composed of clay, which can make the water murky and obscure objects beneath the surface.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The men rushed on to the plain, setting more trees ablaze and hurling rocks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of plain
Noun
  • Chiricahua is a combination of climates The new national park features varying environments, from a desert landscape and grasslands to deciduous forest and chaparral shrub land to coniferous forest habitats.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The park spans roughly 12,000 acres of grasslands, desert scrub, riparian, and pine woodlands, which means there is a huge variety of wildlife and habitat types to see and explore.
    — Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of grassland
Noun
  • The fires created open, savannah-like forests that were easier to travel through and supported diverse flora and fauna.
    — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • While African savanna elephants are listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature, the southern African nation of Botswana has a large elephant population estimated at around 130,000, more than any other country.
    — Sello Motseta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of savanna

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